The room was pitch dark as the sleeping child was left alone in the bed. At first glance she seemed to be sound asleep, but once she began to shift around it appeared to be the opposite. A few more rustles were heard from the bed before she finally settled down and her eyes fluttered open. Still, her sight was useless due to the darkness that surrounded her. Hanabi managed to sit herself up in the bed, rubbing her eyes and squinting them to try and get a clearer view, though it remained useless.
"Hinata?" Hanabi's voice called out into the darkness. She remained silent hoping to hear some sort of reply in return. After waiting for a second or two, she repeated herself a little louder. This time when she didn't receive a reply, she began to worry.
"Hinata, where are you?" Hanabi questioned, getting out of the bed. With total darkness phasing her vision, Hanabi cautiously made her way around the room while keeping her arms in front of her to secure her safety. She came in contact with a large cloth. It was huge, and it appeared to be covering the entrance to another room. It seemed to be like a version of a door. "Hinata?" Hanabi called again. She pushed the large fabric out of her way and entered the next room. "Hinata?"
She continued forward. This next room seemed to be a bit lighter, but still not much was visible. She could only tell that this room had a lot of furniture. Slowly and carefully Hanabi tiptoed her on way.
"Hinata... this isn't funny anymore." Her voice began to shake. "Hinata, where are you-oof!" Her foot got caught on something caused her to fall forward, luckily enough she used as much of her own weight as she could to pull herself back in the opposite direction, allowing her to fall on her backside. "Ow..." She muttered quietly too herself.
"What the heck...?" Another voice groaned back. It caused Hanabi to gasp and scoot back a little. She had no idea what the was, but it sounded like a person.
Her eyes began to make out the shape of a small figure beginning to sit up right.
"Who are you?" Hanabi asked, switching her positioning so it was more accessible for her to be able to jump onto her feet at any given moment. The figure's head turned over in her direction. Hanabi could feel her heart starting to pound.
"I'm Konohamaru." It was the voice of a boy. His hands went up to face and began rubbing his eyes. Once he finished, he leaned forward to get a better look at Hanabi. As he leaned in, Hanabi leaned back. In the darkness, he could make out small figure of a girl he had never seen before. "Are you that girl?"
Hanabi gulped. She was in complete discomfort. "Um, what girl?" She asked.
"Hinata and Neji's little sister, you're her right?" Konohamaru questioned. Though it was dark, there was a small light in Hanabi's eyes that sparkled at the sound of her sister's name.
"You know Hinata?" Her voice was filled with excitement, and completely ignoring the fact that he had also mentioned the name of her older brother. This time it was Hanabi who leaned into Konohamaru. The boy moved back a bit confused and feeling a little invaded. "Do you know where she is?"
A scratching sound appeared as Konohamaru's hand rubbed against the back of his neck. "She wasn't in the room with you?"
Hanabi shook her head somberly. "No..."
"Hm..." The boy began to think. "That means Naruto probably took her somewhere."
"Naruto?" Hanabi repeated. "Who's Naruto? Why is he with my sister? Where are they?" The young Hyuuga child continued to bombard the innocent lost boy with unanswerable questions.
"Uh..." It was obvious that he wasn't too comfortable with the situation he was in now. "I don't know," He responded honestly. "They'll be back in the morning, why don't you ask them then?"
"In the morning?" Hanabi squeaked. Her mouth was immediately covered by a hand. Konohamaru's hand. He got right in her face and pressed his finger to his own lips.
"Shh!" He warned her. It was the first time either of them had a really good look at one another. Konohamaru noted that her eyes looked exactly like her sister's, while Hanabi was able to note that he had a large set of eyes of his own. That and the fact that she found him, kind of cute, in a scruffy way. He removed his hand from her mouth. "You'll wake the others up." He finally spoke.
"Others?" Hanabi asked. She looked around the room, but it was still too dark for her to clearly see anything or anyone. "There are others?" Her voice was even lower than it had previously been.
Konohamaru nodded. "Yeah, there's four of us, well five, if you include your brother."
"Neji's here?"
"Yeah, I told you that already." His voice was obviously agitated, mostly due to the interruption of his sleep. "You obviously weren't listening." He stated.
"Does he know where Hinata is?" It appeared to be that the only time Hanabi would speak would be in question format. To Konohamaru it was getting a bit repetitive and a tad annoying.
"Probably not since he's still sleeping." Konohamaru replied. His eyes glanced back in the direction to where Neji was resting. Hanabi tried to follow, but it was too dark for her eyes to catch anything. "Just wait until they come back in the morning." He advised her.
Hanabi shook her head as she started to get up on her feet. "No!" Her voice was bold, it even caused Konohamaru to flinch a little. "I'm going to go find her."
"But she with Naruto, she's fine." The tired brunette boy assured her.
"I don't care!" She said, sticking to her gun. "I'm gonna go find my sister." Hanabi spun around on her toes as her hair whipped around behind her. Konohamaru leaned back a little to avoid a collision with it. As she started to walk he grabbed her hand. As soon as Hanabi felt the touch of his fingers, she forcefully pulled away. "Don't try to stop me!"
Konohamaru stood up. They were the exact same height. "I wasn't planning on it." He told her. Hanabi kept her eyes on him confused. He grabbed something from under his blanket that, through the shadows, looked a lot like a toy sword. "I'll help you look for them."
Hanabi eyed him in the darkness. "Why?" She inquired.
"Please," He scoffed. "A girl like you would get lost out there."
"A girl like me?" Hanabi huffed. "What's that suppose to mean?"
"I means that you'll have no idea where you're going, duh!" Konohamaru commented with a smile. "It's only your first time here, and you were asleep during the whole ride."
Hanabi backed up little. "Wait, where... am I?"
Konohamaru grinned as he walked passed her. "Come on, I'll show ya!" While passing her, he took her wrist and lead her back into Naruto's room. They saw the opening that Naruto and Hinata had previously gone through. Konohamaru headed towards it while Hanabi stayed behind.
"We have to go through there?" She asked, her voice sounding hesitant.
Konohamaru looked over his shoulder at her. "Yeah," He answered. His expression then turned sly. "What, you scared?"
Hanabi brows narrowed as she frowned at him. "No!" She responded with intensity. "It was only a question." She walked past the brown haired male and went over to the hole. She looked inside it cautiously before entering. Slowly but surely she headed up the ladder with Konohamaru following right behind her.
Once they had finally made it outside Hanabi was able to understand what Konohamaru had been telling her. She definitely wasn't home anymore. In fact she had no idea where she was. What on earth happened while she was sleeping? She was in a large, dirty forest and the ground beneath her felt cold. Her feet were only kept warm by the socks that she was wearing, which helped determine that she was definitely brought here from straight out of bed, and her head no longer ached. Still...
Looking around she saw nothing but wilderness. There was no building in sight. She was even surprised to see that the place she was staying in was nothing more than an underground tree house. It was at that moment she really began to worry about the whereabouts of her sister. She knew Hinata was brave and could take care of herself, still Hanabi couldn't help but be concerned.
She looked over at Konohamaru. She was surprised at how he looked under the night sky. Even though he was the same height as her, his face seemed more rough looking than most boys she knew. He was definitely more manly looking. Not that his face wasn't childlike, it was his facade. His presence didn't feel like that of a child, but of a boy who seemed to be in control. He looked rough and tough, like some sort of wild boy. It was weird to her, but in an intriguing way.
"What?" Konohamaru asked, taking the sword that he stuffed around his pants belt out.
"Why do you carry that thing around?" Hanabi inquired. She didn't originally have a question in mind, but since he started talking, she felt as if she had to say something.
Konohamaru looked at he sword. He smiled as he swung it around. Hanabi responded by rolling her eyes, especially since it was obvious that he was just showing off right now. To Hanabi it honestly looked like he was just dancing with the wooden object.
"For protection." He finally answered, placing it back in his belt.
"Protection?" She repeated. "Is it dangerous around here or something?" She began to feel a sense a worry as she thought about Hinata's own safety.
"Not for me." The boy boasted. "But for a girl it might be."
Hanabi puffed. "You know," Her voice was quite brazen when she spoke. "Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I can't handle myself."
"Actually," Konohamaru started as he approached the Hyuuga girl, "it kind of does." He smiled right in her face.
At first Hanabi responded with the most sour glare the girl could give, which only made the lost boy feel that much more accomplished. She then turned around and started to walk in the northern direction alone. Konohamaru watched her triumphantly, but as she began to get further and further away, he became confused.
"Where are you going?" He asked.
"None of your business!" Hanabi stuck her hand up to wave him off.
"You really can't do this alone. It really is that dangerous." Konohamaru warned as he started to follow after her.
Hanabi stopped in her steps and turned around forcefully. "Watch me." She smirked. She started on her merrily way once more with a little faster pace. It was only a few steps later when she felt her wrist being grabbed by someone. Like earlier she snapped her arm to try and release it. It worked for a second, but it was quickly gripped once again. This annoyed her. She turned back with an irritated look. "Will you just let me go?"
Her eyes widened. It wasn't Konohamaru. It was some tall guy with long blonde hair, and bangs that covered his right eye. "It's a beautiful night for a walk, hm?" He spoke, winking at the tiny Hyuuga child.
A small whimper came from Hanabi's lips. This was obviously what Konohamaru was talking about. Luckily he was still close by. Hanabi did her best get past him and return to Konohamaru, but her struggle only forced the blonde teen to grab her in some sort of waist lock. His arms were wrapped around her stomach as she began to fight his grasp.
"Konohamaru!" She called out still fighting. "Kono-" The white in Hanabi's eyes began to show. When she turned back for Konohamaru, she noticed the brown haired boy completely knocked out on the ground. Next to him was another tall boy. He had short hair that had such a red tint it was obvious that he was a redhead even though it was dark.
"Looks like your little boyfriend is taking a nap." The blond boy that grabbed her commented. "Would you like to join him, hm?"
Her heart was beating, racing. She was frightened. There she was, being kidnapped in a strange place with no one to rescue her. No help, no hope. What was she going to do?
"Deidara." The other one spoke. "Stop messing with her."
"Aw, come on Sasori!" The one known as Deidara whined. "I was just trying to have a little fun! It's not everyday we get to have such an exciting night out." He smiled down at Hanabi, who was doing her best just to avoid any sort of eye contact with either of them.
Sasori made his way over towards the two of them. Hanabi held her breath. Not only was she out numbered, but it was evident that she stood no chance whatsoever. Sasori gazed down as he stopped right in front of her. Her head was facing the ground, completely preventing them from looking at one another.
"Is this the girl Sakura was talking about?" Sasori asked his companion. Deidara looked down at the girl then back at his friend. His response was a shrug. Sasori sighed. "Whatever." He then took his hand and pressed a pressure point on the back of Hanabi's collar bone. A small gasp was heard before the girl had completely fainted into the blonde boy's arms.
Deidara smiled as he caught the little Hyuuga. He fixed her in his arms so he was able to carry her in a bridal position. He glanced up at Sasori. "Is that what you did to the other one too?"
Sasori looked at the boy on the ground over his left shoulder. He was groaning quietly and attempting to move, but it appeared to be difficult. "No." He answered with such a monotone voice. "I broke his rib."
Deidara was a bit taken back. He whistled. "Wow Sasori, a little violent aren't we, hm?" He teased.
Sasori responded with the rolling of his eyes "Whatever." He said bored as he made he way past Deidara. "Come on, we don't want to keep him waiting."
Deidara frowned. By 'him' Sasori was referring to their captain. Deidara obviously didn't have too fond of a feeling towards the guy, but still followed behind Sasori as he was ordered to do.
On the ground behind them Konohamaru had managed to lift his head up in their direction. His gaze was blurry and could only make out their body shapes. He was also able to catch a glimpse of Hanabi, who was being carried in one of the teen boys' arms. That's when he realized something. He knew who they were. In fact he had recognized them immediately, and if it weren't for his body giving out on him, he would've fought to save her.
His eyes stayed locked on all three of them. He watched as they got further away from him, disappearing in the darkness. No matter how badly he fought to move, his body just wouldn't budge.
"Naruto..." The scene was becoming darker. His body felt weaker as his eyes got heavy. "What do I... do...?" Everything went black.
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